Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test, Nov 5, 2026: form and head-to-head
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Match centre
Starts
11:30
Match yet to begin
- Date
- Thu, 5 Nov – Mon, 9 Nov
- Venue
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
- Round
- 1st Test
- Format
- Test
Before play
- Start time
- 11:30 Sri Lanka time
What the reporting says
Afghanistan are at full strength, with Rashid Khan and Ibrahim Zadran returning after being rested for the Bangladesh Test.
Zimbabwe are expected to keep the same XI that beat Bangladesh.
At Abu Dhabi's Zayed Stadium the side batting first has won seven of the last eight ODIs; hot, humid weather is expected.
Craig Ervine made 93 against Bangladesh in the tri-series opener.
Afghanistan lead the head-to-head ODI record against Zimbabwe 20-10 and Zimbabwe won the opener against Bangladesh by 99 runs.
Craig Ervine and Newman Nyamhuri missed this match through injury, replaced by Ryan Burl and Ernest Masuku.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
